Politics

BREAKING: Iran Nuclear Deal Reached

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Ex-State Supreme Court Justice: Judicial Elections Are Like "Legalized Extortion"

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New Harvard Research Debunks the NRA's Favorite Talking Points

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Bernie Sanders Goes Biblical on Income Inequality

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Trump to Serious Political Consultant: You're Hired!

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Here's What Could Be Fixed by the Taxes on Apple's Offshored Profits

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"Pack Some Clean Underwear" and Other Travel Tips from ISIS

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Here's How Many McDonald's Workers Aren't Getting Raises

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Bob Menendez

Sen. Bob Menendez Was Just Charged With Bribery. Read the Indictment.

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NYC Doctors Allegedly Used Free Shoes to Lure Homeless Into Medicaid Fraud

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Arkansas Governor Asks For Changes to Religious Freedom Bill

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Indiana Pizzeria Says It Will Not Cater Gay Weddings

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Walmart Gave Workers a Raise—But It's Not Enough to Keep Them off the Dole

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These Women Are Fighting the Pentagon Over Its Handling of Sexual Assault Claims

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America Ranks in the Top 5 Globally—for Putting Its Citizens to Death

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Arkansas Just Passed Its Own Indiana-Style "Religious Freedom Restoration Act"

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Backer of Indiana Law Says "It's Impossible to Satisfy the Homosexual Lobby"

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James O'Keefe Loses Libel Suit Over Landrieu Incident

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Here Are All the Athletes, Celebrities, and CEOs Joining the Indiana Backlash

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This Case of Alleged Juvenile Sexual Abuse By Female Prison Officers Fits a Frightening Pattern

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Walmart

Lobbying Group Scrubs Page Listing Corporate Backers After Mother Jones Article

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O'Reilly Cameraman Disputes Fox News Host's Falklands "War Zone" Story

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Marco Rubio's 2016 Campaign Could Depend on This Billionaire Car Dealer

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CHARTS

How Much Money Does Gun Violence Cost in Your State?

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VIDEO

Here's What the Nepalese Earthquake Devastation Looks Like From a Drone

Obama Just Burned GOP Climate Deniers in "Anger Translator" Rant

INTERACTIVES

Map: The United States of Legal Weed

How the Billionaire Brothers Spread Their Web of Influence Across Every Sector of Society

MAPS

Do You Live in a State With Low Vaccination Rates?

This Map Shows the West's Spreading Anti-Terror Crackdown

LONGREADS

My Travels on the Clinton Conspiracy Trail
The True Cost of Gun Violence

The True Cost of Gun Violence in America

PHOTO ESSAYS

gun violence survivors

This Is What It's Really Like to Survive a Gunshot

Heartbreaking Photos and Tragic Tales of San Francisco's Homeless

Photo Essays + Slideshows

Fuck Love

These Photos Show What Life Is Like for Girls in Juvenile Detention

Richard Ross has spent nearly a decade documenting the lives of incarcerated kids.

Some Hopeful Images From Baltimore: Residents Uniting to Clean Up the City

During Monday night's unrest, 15 officers were injured and dozens of businesses destroyed.

Plant Tomatoes. Harvest Lower Crime Rates.

A growing body of research shows that urban farms reduce violence.

"I'm a Man in a Dress, and I'm Not Afraid to Show That"

"Beautiful by Night" captures the transformations of San Francisco's veteran drag queens.

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